Honduras

General Data

Capital

Tegucigalpa

Population

11,0 M (2025)

Area

112 492 km²

Currency

Lempira (HNL)

Language

Spanish

Timezone

UTC−6

GDP

39,6 Md$ (2025)

Independence

1821

Production

67 M premium cigars to the United States (2024)

Annual Revenue

115 M$ (2024)

US imports of tobacco and tobacco products from Honduras (UN Comtrade, via Trading Economics; all tobacco products, not cigars alone); US$112 million in 2023 for cigars and similar products (HS 2402, TrendEconomy)

Harvest

Dec – Feb

Climate

Tropical highland

Soil

Clay-limestone of the eastern valleys

Regions

• Vallée de Jamastrán
• Talanga
• Danlí

Varieties

• Corojo
• Connecticut Shade

Manufacturers

• HATSA
• Raices Cubanas
• Altadis

Sommelier Note

Jamastrán — the most celebrated Corojo outside Cuba.

Production Zones

• Danlí — Capital of the Honduran cigar
• Talanga — Light, mild tobacco
• Vallée de Jamastrán — Corojo renowned outside Cuba

Local industry

LOCAL INDUSTRY

Honduras is the third-largest supplier of premium cigars to the United States: 67.4 million units in 2024 (-3.3%), behind Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic (Cigar Association of America). The Jamastrán valley is one of the areas where Corojo, abandoned in Cuba around 1997, is grown today.

Founded

Industrie établie 1960s

Ownership

HATSA (Honduras American Tobacco S.A.) + independents

Headquarters

Danlí, Honduras

Employees

12 000+ (secteur tabac)

Festival & Events

Tobacco show — part of Central America's regional fairs

Manufactures

• HATSA (Honduras American Tobacco, General Cigar, groupe STG)

  Danlí · 1968

  Hoyo de Monterrey HN · Punch HN · Excalibur · CAO

• Raices Cubanas S.A.

  Danlí · 1990s

  Alec Bradley Prensado · Black Market · Tempus

• Tabacos Rancho Jamastran

  Jamastran · 1962

  Camacho Corojo · Triple Maduro · American Barrel-Aged

Official brands

• Alec Bradley
• CAO Honduras
• Camacho
• Punch (HN)
• Hoyo de Monterrey (HN)
• Baccarat
• Excalibur

Certifications

• Denominación de Origen "Jamastran"
• Honduras Cigar Association (HCA)

Distribution network

USA

Altadis USA / General Cigar / STG

Europe

Scandinavian Tobacco Group

Iconic Brands 38

• Aladino
• Alec Bradley
• Baccarat
• Barrio Viejo
• Bering
• Bolívar Honduras
• Camacho
• CAO
• CAO Black
• Cavalier Genève
• CLE Cigar Company
• Cuba Aliados
• Dios del Sol
• Don Tomas
• El Rey del Mundo Honduras
• Excalibur
• Flor de Selva
• Flor del Sol
• Gispert
• Gran Habano
• Hoyo de Monterrey Honduras
• Jake Wyatt Cigar Co.
• Kinix
• La Flor de Copán
• La Fontana
• La Gianna
• Las Cabrillas
• Legado
• Maya Selva Cigars
• Oscar Valladares
• Punch Honduras
• Reyes Family Cigars
• Rocky Patel
• Rodrigo de Jerez
• Saint Luis Rey Honduras
• Stauffenberg
• Wolfertz
• Zino Platinum

Cigar caves & lounges in Honduras 2

• Danlí Cigar Factory — Showroom Danlí — Zona Industrial, El Paraíso

  Tasting showroom right in Danlí's cigar industrial zone — live rolling and factory-direct sales.

• Festival del Cigarro de Danlí Danlí (Festival del Puro y del Café ; 6e édition les 15-16 mai 2026)

  Puro and coffee festival held in Danlí (El Paraíso department, Honduras). The 6th edition was announced for 15 and 16 May 2026 at the Ciudad Casa Blanca shopping centre; the 5th was held from 27 February to 1 March 2025.…